# Laboratory for Public Policy and the Internet #  The Laboratory of Public Policy and Internet (LAPIN) is a pioneer nonprofit think tank dedicated to digital policy based in the Brazilian capital of Bras�lia. Researchers, lawyers, engineers and representatives from both the public and the private sectors contribute to LAPIN's goal of analyzing and supporting the development of public policies focused on the regulation of digital technologies. Our work is, on one hand, to investigate, analyze and understand the impacts of the internet and new technologies on society and law, and on the other hand, to propose, inform and act with public decision makers, supporting them technically in the demands that involve digital themes. To be a national reference centre in research and policy in the area of internet, technology, and society For more information [visit the Laboratory for Public Policy and the Internet website ](http://lapin.org.br/en-gb/homepage/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Media and Journalism]], [[Government]], [[Democracy]], [[Human Rights]], [[Digital Rights]], [[Artificial Intelligence]] **Projects and Programs** Privacy and Data Protection: as privacy and data protection attract ever-growing attention, we dedicate ourselves to studying its manifold implications. https://lapin.org.br/en-gb/privacy-and-data-protection/ Digital Economy: our project is responsible for the study of themes related to data protection from an economic perspective, such as open data, open banking and data portability in Brazilian digital markets. We study the economy of personal information and open innovation. https://lapin.org.br/en-gb/digital-economy/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the [Funders](https://lapin.org.br/en-gb/about-us/) and Partners, please visit [Laboratory for Public Policy and the Internet](http://lapin.org.br/en-gb/homepage/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lapinbr/people/) working at Laboratory for Public Policy and the Internet and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lapinbr/jobs/) currently available. **Languages** [[English]], [[Portuguese]] **Classification and Geography** Laboratory for Public Policy and the Internet is classified as a [[Research Institution]] and has headquarters located in Brasilia, Brazil. We are still collecting information about the geographic scope of their work. <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Laboratory+for+Public+Policy+and+the+Internet+Brasilia,+Brazil&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* http://lapin.org.br/en-gb/homepage/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/lapinbr *Instagram* https://www.instagram.com/lapin.br/ *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/lapinbr/ *YouTube* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3Jj5i4iwKIZxZr63T0l9w *Contact Form* https://lapin.org.br/en-gb/contact-us/ Laboratory for Public Policy and the Internet --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative